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Cocktails, More Than Just Wine at the Disney California Food and Wine Festival

By: Dana Vollmer

Cocktails, More Than Just Wine at the Disney California Food and Wine Festival

It’s time to plan your trip to Disneyland because the Disney California Adventure  Food and Wine Festival is open. Food and Wine festivals are the ultimate event for foodies. A chance to sample a variety of chef-created dishes and pair the dishes with wine. Combine that with Disney, and you’ve got quite the over the […]

Best Places for Margaritas in Phoenix

By: Dana Vollmer

Best Places for Margaritas in Phoenix

Phoenix is a town where Mexican food is widely popular and with that follows Margaritas. National Margarita Day is Saturday, February 22. Yes, there’s a national food holiday dedicated to Margaritas and to celebrate many places have specials just for the special day. This is the perfect time to share my list for the top places […]

Phoenix Drinks: the BEST places for Valentine’s Day cocktails

By: Dana Vollmer

Phoenix Drinks: the BEST places for Valentine’s Day cocktails

What better way to celebrate love than with Valentine’s cocktails shared with your love? We’ve rounded a list of Phoenix restaurants and bars that are featuring specialty cocktails just for February 14th. photo credit: Hulas’s Modern Tiki   Hula’s Modern Tiki (High Street and Uptown locations only) Love Elixir – Lejay Creme de Cassis Blackcurrant Liqueur, […]

Raspberry Sorbet Spritz Cocktail Perfect for Sharing with your Valentine

By: Dana Vollmer

Raspberry Sorbet Spritz Cocktail Perfect for Sharing with your Valentine

Raspberries and bubbles Simple but sophisticated cocktail for Valentine’s Day that you can mix at home. Enjoy with brunch or with dessert. Chambord is a luxurious raspberry liquor. You could use any raspberry liquor but Chambord is my favorite. I often add a Chambord float when ordering a frozen margarita. Valentine’s Day cocktails are all […]

9 Valentine’s Day Cocktails to Share with Your Love

By: Dana Vollmer

9 Valentine’s Day Cocktails to Share with Your Love

Valentine’s is approaching so I thought this would be the best time to share some cocktails you can make at home to share with your Valentine. What makes a cocktail perfect for Valentine’s Day? sweet bubbly pinks, reds berries, chocolate Valentine’s Day Cocktails Cocktails and Cactus – Rasberry Spritz Cocktail Geeks Who Eat – Honeymooner […]

Angels Trumpet Ale House Opens an Adjacent Cocktail Lounge, Tall Glass

By: Dana Vollmer

Angels Trumpet Ale House Opens an Adjacent Cocktail Lounge, Tall Glass

Angels Trumpet Ale House newest location in Arcadia includes an adjacent cocktail lounge, Tall Glass. This makes cocktail fans like myself very happy. The lounge includes a bar plus indoor and outdoor seating and is connected to Angels Trumpet by a hallway. Tall Glass, Arcadia’s newest Craft Cocktail Bar Tall Glass opened at the same […]

Spirited Sipping Seminars Return to Mountain Shadows

By: Dana Vollmer

Spirited Sipping Seminars Return to Mountain Shadows

I’m very excited for this news. I love attending seminars centered around wine or spirits. You learn something new, you get to enjoy some tasty drinks and spend some time with people who share your interests. Mountain Shadows’ Spirited Sipping Seminars is a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Last year I attended their […]

Karl Nolet Jr. Launches Ketel One Botanicals in Phoenix

By: Dana Vollmer

Karl Nolet Jr. Launches Ketel One Botanicals in Phoenix

  Vodka is a great spirit for summer cocktails. Light and refreshing often mixed or infused with citrus or cucumber.  Moscow Mules are just perfect for hot days by the pool. Nolet family’s Ketel One Vodka Have you done a vodka blind tasting? Last year I attended a Ketel One event with Karl Nolet Jr […]

Absinthe Cocktails in Phoenix – National Absinthe Day

By: Dana Vollmer

Absinthe Cocktails in Phoenix – National Absinthe Day

Absinthe is a spirit with an interesting story. It is made by infusing wormwood, fennel, anise and other herbs into alcohol through distillation. Created by Pierre Ordinaire, a French doctor, it was developed as a cure for illnesses during the 1800s. It was rumored to cause madness and seizures and was banned for sale in […]

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